Can-filling machine.



PAIBNTBD MAY I, 190e I. P. HAIGHI l GAN FILLING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1905.

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PATENTED MAY l, 1906.

J. P. HAIGT, GAN PILLINGMAGHINB. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19. 190.5.

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citizen of the United- States,jresiding at' zl-loopeston, in thecounty of Vermilion and gi meerdere.'

* UNITED s'rAres PATENT' orifice.;`4`E` is GO'MPA State-of lllinoiahave invented'oertain newr and useful; Improvements in Can-Filling Ma- 1 chimes, of *afhioslriv v thle'"Jr'ollo'Wing is a .specifica- .andother products,

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l invention relatesto machines for :filling cans, .3 ars, and similar receptacles with food such as corn, tomatoes,

My improvements relate more particularly tothat class ofn'iachincs Whereinth'e cans or jars to be iilled are mounted. on a'rotary carrier serving to bring the'cans "succes-- sively beneaththe charging-opening in the under side of a receptacle containing the material orggoods to b e'iilled into the cans.

yThe principal object lof `my invention is to readily adapt a machine of thischaracter to the .handlino of ycans of varying sizes, and this object accomplish partly `through the provision of novel' guides for positionin the cans on the carrier, which guides are ren ered readily adjustable in a direction radially of the carrier, so Kas to insure identical axial poy 'lsitioning'oi' ditlerent-sizedcans with relation I to lthe carrier and the discharge-orifice of the lilling .mechanismand partly through the provis1on ofV means for vertically adjusting i .the guideof the rotary carrier, so as to accommodate-cans' of varying heights.

My invention in. an approved mechanical form is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereini Figure 1 is` atop plan view of the complete machine. r Fig. L2is side elevational. viewof the same; with ,partsjof the driving mechanism omittedlfor .the sake ,of clearness. v Fig. f3 isa' detail vertical sectionalview of the adjustable can-guides and :theirclamping de- ,mentary side elevational-detail of. thellowefr portion. of Fig."3, and Fig.l 6 isf,a, det`ail plan.

.vie'wofone ofthe,adjustablecan-guides.

Referring tothe drawings, ,desi nates 'iai vtank in which the goods to becanne frere-:- d -ce1ved, said receptacle being mountedon posts 11, in turn-'mounted upon a suitable platform or table- Al?, supportedon .legs 13.'

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- cliarge-openng,'.that communicates with a cylinder 14, containing aported. sleeve 15 and a plunger (notshown).working in said 'sleeveand operated b-'y acrank-arm 16, havmg ,a p1n17, playing in a cross-'head `18 on the end of said'plunger', said crank-arm l'being fast onfa vertical shaft 19, to which latter is f splined'albevel-gear v20, driven by la bevelpinion 2l on .a driving-shaft '22, -operated by a pulley 23. The cylinder 14 has on its loyver j side a delivery-nozzle 24 located directly above the-path of travel of the vcans or jars to be filled. The cylinder .14.and its contained 'parts are identical. with the mechanism shown in Letters Patent to H. R. Stckney, No. 523,553, July 24, 1894, to which reference may be hadfora complete` disclosure.

Referring noiv to those parts of the'machinewith which my present''improvements are concerned, 2 5/designates a rotary carrier yin theI nature of a circular plate, Which has a central hub in the form of adepending sleeve 26, Fig. 3. Surrounding the hub 26 is a short bearing-sleeve or bushing 27, on the "upper endot1 which the carrier-plate 25.rests,

'said short sleeve being in turn supported by means of a split ring or collar 28, securedto or integral with the platform l2 and provided with apertured ears 29 and a clampingbolt 30. The collar 28 has formed therein an oblique slot 31, Fig. 5, through which eX- tends a pin 32, fast on the short sleeve 27.

'By reason of this construction the carrierdisk may be raised or lowered to accominod'ate cansl of varying heights ,by simply loosening the' bolt 30 and moving the pin 32 in one direction or the other through the cam-slot 31 and. subsequently tightening .the bolt 30. i

- On the upper surface ofjthe plate 25 are lformel a series of radially-disposed slide- 'Ways `33,' inwhich are mounted the Shanks 34' for' a series 'of vertical V-shaped can-guides '35, Fig'f."` The Shanks 34 are each provided on.their upper sides-With short pins 36, which ,latter engage vcam-slots 37 formed in the unlelersitle` ofa'disk'38,`said disk having a central' depending hub39, Fig.-3, and a superpo'se'dring or hand-Wheel '40, by which it is readily manipulated. if Th'efhubBQ` enters the yhollowhub'26 of the carrier and receives a clamping-bolt' -41, the` lovverheaded end of latterfengages'a Washer-542, seated against the'ilower end oi-the hub 26,-while its upper end is threaded and receives-a clampi11g-nut43, operated by a ring or hand-wheel 4.4. lBy loosening the nut 43 the cam-disk 38 4may be turned in either direction to thereby adjust the can-guides inwardlyor outwardly to exactly the requiredextent; which guides` may be then secured rigidly in adjusted position by tightening up the nut 43.

Keyed on the lower end of the hub 26 is a ratchet-plate 45, that is intermittently rotated by means of an arm `46,' lrotatably mounted 'onthe lower end Aet the hub 26 bef neath' the 'ratc hetplate, said arm. carryinga y table is mounted a curved 'ide 56,

paw 47 ,'Fig'. 1, engaging-the t'eeth'of said f rate et-plate anditself beingv actuated by a pitman 48, connected at one end to the outer end'of said arm and at -i-ts other end to the' under side of a 4disk'4y 9,li:ast on the lower end of shaft 19..

At one side of thelplatform'12, oppositethe' periphery ofthe carrier 25, is a .dischargeguide- 50, Vabove which is mounted on the'upper end of a vertical shaft 51 ,supported on a bracket `52, a curved ejector-arm 53,' which, as shown in Fig. 2, is longitudinally slotted, so as to play freely overthe uides 35 without interference. therewith. Ti

and a connecting-rod-55.

On the table l2 lopposite thatl 'ortion of the periphery. of the carrier over yin said adapted to prevent the possi le displacement of the cansf'roin the carrier during the iilling i operation .as well as vto vcooperate with the vguides 43 5 in properly centeriiig'thec'ans beneath tne discharge-aperture 24. For this vpurpose this guide is adjustably mounted by means of slotted feet 57, engaged by clamp'- ing-bolts 58.

' lThe manner in which 4chine are adjusted to accommodate different whichy is as Vmechanism engaged by the sev-eral guides'. 85,'whereby they are suitably spaced tocorrespond tothe' successive intermittentcarrier. With each move been described.

f which forces al c large received by suction'fi'om'the"tank 1 O into theil diameters and heights of cans has already the empty either by band or by.'anylsuitable-feedingin (not shown) and arereceived and movements -,ofthe one of the'empty cans is brought directly un- -derithe discharge-openingr 24,'the plunger of can. Onthe nextjintermittentf'movenient the :filled 'can -is carried to a` p the discharge-way 50, theeje Aatthe sametime retract. .65

be ind said 'caii,-'and tiieneitenipty can is s arm is ,oscil. lated from the v'arm 46 by means of a crank-v arm 54 on the lower end of shaft 51, Fig. '2,

the parts-of the masiticn of angular it remains to Ibriefly set described.

forth the general operation of the machine,` follows z' Thetank 10 having been j filled and theyiachinev started' in operation,

was are fe'd. intothe carrierv 25'# merit of the carrier ej goods previously discharging'l position, and'can No. 3 is advancedfto lling position, and so on. When the machine is to'be operated with. a different ofthe various elements, as hereinabove described and shown in the drawings, are not 'of the essence of the invention and'may be varied and modified by those skilled in the art without affecting the substance of the invention or sacriiicin vany of the advantages thereof. Hence t e invention is not limited to the particuiarmechanism herein disclosed except to .the extent indicated? in specific claims.v

1. -ln a illin -machine of the class dev4scribed, the com ination with a delivery-nozzle and a rotary can-carrier'disposed therebeneath,A ofradially-movable can-guides mountedjon said carrier and provided with projections, anangularly-movable disk'having' camslots engaging said projections, yand means -for clamping'said disk in any position of anguiar adjustment,'substantially as described.

2.'.In--a illin -machine of the class described, thecom inati on with a delivery-nozzie and a rotary can-carrier disposed therebe neath, of radial slideways formed `on said car-f' rier, can-guides having Shanks movable in said slideways, pins on said Shanks, an angularly-movabledisk overlying said shanks and having cam-slots engagingv said. projections, and means for clamping 'said disk in any poadjustment, substantially as 3. in 'a inline-machine .of the lclass described, the combination with adelivery-nozzl'e and a rotary `can-.carrier disposed therebeneath, of radial slideways formed on said carsaid slidewayspins on said Shanks, "an an ularly-movablendisfk,overlying `said shans,

said 'd 'sk having camfslots formed inV its unwheelon its upper .side forturning ythe saine, a clampingebolt passed through said disk, and

' der sideengaging said projections and a nanda nutengaging said-"ibolt,- substantially as described- 4. In a scribed, the com Vinapipii, with' afg'ljeliyery-nozzie, of a rotarycan-carrieidispsedi'tlierebeneathg, said can-carrier'v ..iil'i'dg "a depending brought forward into filling' position. On i the next forward .movementof the carrier can No. 1 is ejected, can No. 2 is advanced tc lrier, 'can-guideshavingShanks movable in Smm@ @lined 'slot fomed therein, a, bearing-sleeve carriedby said ring and. oonstutng :L bushing for the hub of said' warmes, Said begging-- Slee-Ve hiwmg a pm 'pfojectmg through the I slot of Said ring Where/by said @ming-sleeve zie, Gf a rotay cam-carrier disposed therebef n Baath, a pivote-d @estoy-arm movabe, wim-Ss tha pephe'fy of said Carrier, a, mtqhebdsk on hub of said Camiel", an oscillating arm and said osfcilating afm. whereby the former debed,

JAMES P. HAIGHT. nWzrlesses: A f

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CHARLES HQ. DEEmNG. 

